Nem Chua

Nem chua is a unique fresh dish of Vietnam food culture, made from fresh pork and other special spices. The skin of the pig is slashed into small fibers with the length of 3cm, and then mixed with decorticated fresh meat, pepper and salt. What is so special about this dish is that it is not cooked by heat, but by the natural yeast of the meat. Therefore, nem chua has the flavor of fresh pork, in addition to the spicy sensation of pepper and its salty taste. Nem chua is often wrapped with banana leaves to conserve the original flavor. This dish is consumed throughout the year, but little wine or beer in the cold winter makes for perfection.

There are many places in Vietnam that produce nem chua with different flavors, but nem chua in Thanh Hoa is one of the most delicious one. People in Thanh Hoa have a special and secret recipe to make an outstanding and unforgettable one. The dish in this place is also wrapped uniquely to become a small square cube, it size often equals that of the teacup. This is the most popular choice of present that visitors often buy when they travel to Thanh Hoa.